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Recycling garbage in Malaysia

A garbage collector surrounded by a pile of trash collects plastic for recycling at a garbage dump site in Kelantan, some 550km away from the capital...

by Mohamed Heikkal Ismail in Malaysia on 10/12/2011

Environment

Garbage clearance follows Bangkok Floods

Piles of garbage have been growing in the city as many dumped furniture damaged by floodwater and garden plants and trees that died while submerged....

by Andrew Murphy in Thailand on 05/12/2011

Environment

Rubbish accumulates following Bangkok Floods

Following the worst floods in 50 years, masses of flood-damaged property has been dumped along the sides of main roads in West Bangkok, with some who...

by Matthew Richards in Thailand on 04/12/2011

BREAKING NEWS

10/12/2011 - Recycling garbage in Malaysia - Malaysia - A garbage collector surrounded by a...
05/12/2011 - Garbage clearance follows Bangkok Floods - Thailand - Piles of garbage have been growing in...
04/12/2011 - Rubbish accumulates following Bangkok Floods - Thailand - Following the worst floods in 50 years...
28/11/2011 - Mr Aye sifts through peoples flood damaged rubbish to restock his shop - Thailand - Nonthaburi's home owners clear...
02/08/2011 - Waste piles high in Naples as the issue turns into an emergency - Italy - There is still a serious waste...
12/07/2011 - Post-eviction clean up of Brixton's squatted Clifton Mansions - United Kingdom - Clean up operation after police evicted...
11/07/2011 - The Bantar Gebang Landfill - Indonesia - Indonesia - More than 10 million tons of trash is...
11/07/2011 - The ragpickers of Delhi - India - Photographic essay documenting the...
22/04/2011 - Indian Rag Pickers at a Rubbish Dump on Earth Day - India - Indian rag-pickers, seen here on the...
14/03/2011 - Karachi Garbage Dumps pose Health Risk - Pakistan - Images showing some of the large...

Latest News

Environmental activists raise the importance of recycling
Dozens of environmental activists stage a protest in front of Grahadi, Surabaya. They urge people to recycle and throw out rubbish in the correct way to help the environment. Surabaya, ...
Romanian austerity cuts protest at London embassy
Around 200 Romanian nationals protested outside their embassy in Kensington to demonstrate their anger and frustration at recent austerity cuts imposed on the Romanian people by the gov...
Recycling garbage in Malaysia
A garbage collector surrounded by a pile of trash collects plastic for recycling at a garbage dump site in Kelantan, some 550km away from the capital Kuala Lumpur. 10th December 2011
Life in the Angkor rubbish dumps
Hundreds of people live in the Siem Reap rubbish dumps, just 30km away from the famous Angkor Wat, visited by millions of tourist every year. Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Garbage clearance follows Bangkok Floods
Piles of garbage have been growing in the city as many dumped furniture damaged by floodwater and garden plants and trees that died while submerged. Buddhist monks and park rangers have...
Rubbish accumulates following Bangkok Floods
Following the worst floods in 50 years, masses of flood-damaged property has been dumped along the sides of main roads in West Bangkok, with some who are prepared to search through it, ...
Mr Aye sifts through peoples flood damaged rubbish to restock his shop
Nonthaburi's home owners clear their flood damaged belongings to the rubbish tips. Mr Aye sorts books from the scrapyard which he can salvage to restock his bookshop, decimated in ...
Harrow union members and supporters strike over pensions -  London
Union members and their supporters take to the streets and set up picket lines outside public sector offices in a nationwide strike over pension cuts. London, UK. 30th November 2011
Ilford union members and supporters strike over pensions
Union members and their supporters took the streets and set up picket lines outside public sectors offices in a nationwide strike over pension cuts. London. UK. 30th November 2011
Egrets gather to eat from Rubbish Dump
A flock of egrets seen gathered around a rubbish dump looking for food at one of the waste landfill sites in Lhokseumawe, some 300 kilometres north east of the city of Banda Aceh. Indon...
Areas of Thailand still lie under 1.5m of stagnant floodwater
As flood barriers are dismantled around central Bangkok some villages are still submerged under a metre or more of stagnant floodwater. Detritus floats around abandonded homes. Vendors ...
Huge piles of rubbish build up after Bangkok flood
Piles of garbage grow in the residential areas as the flood waters recede and residents return to their flood ravaged houses. Thailand. 28th November 2011
Strike in Kashmir hits normal life
Normal life in Kashmir was disrupted due to a strike called by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in protest against alleged detention of "minors" for their inv...
Occupy LA  Camp at City Hall
Under the trees of Los Angeles city hall, about 700 'Occupy' participants have pitched more than 400 tents on the lawns below the mayor's office in a demonstration over c...
Floods affecting the pets and stray animals of Bangkok
Major flooding in the eastern suburbs of Bangkok cause more misery not only to humans but also to the stray dogs living on the street. Thailand. 27th October 2011
Floods in Bangkok - The Eastern suburbs
Various housing estates succumb to the flood water, as defense's fail and the noisy water pumps fall silent one by one. Rubbish has also started to gather under bridges as the wate...
Artwork of the Occupy London protestors
The Occupy London protestors have been busy making artwork posters that have been stuck on the stone columns beside St Paul's Cathedral. UK. 19th October 2011
Occupation at St. Paul's continues - London
The campsite has expanded and the protesters have added utility tents, a kitchen tent, a meeting tent and a specific area for rubbish which has been organised into types of waste. 18th ...
Police guard the London Stock Exchange
Police Officers guard the entrance to the London Stock Exchange whilst the Occupy London Protest continued protesting at St Paul's Cathedral. London, UK 17th October 2011
LSE opens for buisness despite the occupation
The London Stock Exchange opens for buisness despite the occupation surrounding it at St Pauls, London, UK. 17th October 2011